Wooowhoo! chapter 6! It not the most exciting chapter but there is some sam and jake action going on, ;) please tel me what you think I tried to capture the essence of Jake and I hope I did okkay. Please read and review!

Chapter 6

I actually did pretty well for my first day of riding. And I didn't fall off, which was a plus. Misty was like my best friend, she was great once we got passed Darrell.

We had finished dinner and DJ and I were with Jen. Sam and Jake were talking by the corral. I remembered how all day she would watch Jake while he and I were working. Then right now I saw how she watched his face with a look that looked like she liked him. But when their conversation ended and she walked away, he watched her walk away with a look longing.

Tomorrow I would ask Jake why he hasn't asked her out yet. I was going to need DJ's help. It was time to make nice with her.

…

Time to talk with DJ.

"Hey DJ. I think we need to talk."

She looked at me disgusted. I tried to control my urge to smack it right off her face.

"Listen about the other day, I think that we definitely got off on the wrong foot and we did come here to move forward, not to take a step back. So um, do you think we could start over?"

At first she just stared at me, then, she said, "Fine, your right, but no hugging."

I laughed, "Okay and no more fighting either. I wouldn't want to hurt you."

We both started laughing.

I felt better now that we were, well not necessarily friends, but not enemies either.

"DJ, do you like Jake?" I asked her.

She looked shocked; maybe I shouldn't have asked her. "Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I was just wondering."

"No, its fine. I kind of did when I first got here, like I thought he was cute and all. But I see now how much he likes Sam."

"I noticed that too! And she likes him too. We just have to get them to admit it to themselves and each other."

"Exactly! They might actually be cute together," she laughed.

"We have to come up with a plan. Wait, I think I have one…" I whispered it to her so no one would hear.

"Perfect! We should get Jen to help."

"Yes of course. We might need all the help we can get." We all laughed. "We start tomorrow morning."

…

Thankfully Jen agreed. She and DJ would work on Sam, while I would work on Jake during our lesson.

Midway through the lesson, he had looked over at Sam over 30 times. It was time to put the plan into action.

"Hey Jake?"

He grunted in recognition.

"Are you and Sam like going out?"

He looked at me surprised, then mad. "That's none of your business."

"Ah, so you like her then. Why haven't you told her?"

He was getting madder. "Alright get off Misty right now, lesson over." He practically pulled me off her.

I got off and looked him strait in the eye. "You're scared. Scared that she won't like you back."

He tried to walk away but I snatched his hat. He turned around and tried to grab it back.

"Now listen. You have to tell her you like her," I held up my hand to stop him. "Don't try to deny it. I can see the way you look at her, in fact everyone can. And she likes you too. She looks at you the same way you look at her, when you aren't paying attention."

I walked up to him and looked him strait in the eyes and said, "But you know as well as I do that as soon as her hair grows out, every guy will be all over her. And you will be stuck watching every boyfriend."

It looked like I was finally getting through to him.

Quietly Jake said, "But when am I going to tell her. And what if you're wrong?"

"I'm not wrong. And here's the plan…"

I told him the plan. "Do we have a deal?"

He nodded and I gave him his hat back.

I noticed that he was rubbing the back of his neck the entire time. How odd.

Dont forget to review! Things are starting to heat upp! i am about half way done with the next chapter so excited for chapter8 though i have a lot planned ;)